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Webster 1913 Edition


Pinching

Pinch′ing

,
Adj.
Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly;
as,
pinching
cold; a
pinching
parsimony.
Pinching bar
,
a pinch bar. See
Pinch
,
Noun.
, 4.
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Pinching nut
,
a check nut. See under
Check
,
Noun.